Senior Director Software Engineering

Modus Create is a global digital product engineering partner seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale their global engineering organization. This strategic leadership role involves growing distributed engineering teams and ensuring the delivery of business-critical digital solutions across various industries.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale our global engineering organization
• Grow distributed engineering teams
• Elevate technical excellence
• Ensure delivery of business-critical digital solutions across industries
• Guide client transformation initiatives
• Strengthen engineering practices
• Shape how software is designed, delivered, and scaled at Modus Create

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in software or product development, with 7+ years in senior engineering leadership roles
• Proven experience scaling distributed, global engineering teams
• Strong point of view on modern architecture, engineering best practices, and agile delivery
• Experience modernizing platforms and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions
• Deep understanding of Agile/Lean methodologies and scalable system design
• Strong pre-sales, proposal development, and technical solutioning experience
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Design, Data, and AI teams
• Demonstrated ability to create career paths, performance frameworks, and learning cultures
• Excellent communication skills across executive, technical, and cross-cultural environments
• Strong customer-first mindset with a passion for delivering measurable business outcomes
• Experience in global consulting or high-growth technology environments
• Background in industries such as healthcare, financial services, life sciences, or automotive
• Experience developing reusable delivery frameworks, technical standards, and engineering playbooks
• Demonstrated success growing engineering leaders and fostering inclusive, high-trust teams